tráeme
/tɾaeme/from spelling rules
The English phrase "bring me" is translated into Spanish as tráeme.
This phrase is used to request that someone carries or delivers an object to your current location.
What does it mean word for word?
The word tráeme is a combination of the imperative verb trae (bring) and the indirect object pronoun me (to me).
Which one should you use?
While tráeme implies moving an object toward the speaker, the word llévame would imply moving something away from the speaker.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are addressing a single person formally, use tráigame. If you are asking a group of people to bring you something, use the plural form tráiganme.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾaeme/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, using the formal tráigame among close friends can be a form of sarcasm used to tease someone for acting too stiff or superior.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, using the imperative tráeme without a 'please' (por favor) can sound like an aggressive command rather than a polite request. It is often softened in daily life by adding ¿me traes…? in a questioning tone.
- In Caribbean dialects, the final consonants in a plural request like tráiganme are often softened or dropped during rapid speech.
Examples in context
- Tráeme una toalla seca.Bring me a dry towel.This example shows how to use tráeme to request a dry towel.Tatoeba #736709 by Shishir, translation #21186 by CK
- Tráeme un balde de agua.Bring me a bucket of water.This example shows how to use tráeme to request a bucket of water.Tatoeba #1279605 by marcelostockle, translation #35475 by CK
- Tráeme un trozo de tiza.Bring me a piece of chalk.This example shows how to use tráeme to request a piece of chalk.Tatoeba #1552874 by marcelostockle, translation #40114 by CK
- Tráeme un refrescoBring me a soda
- Podrías traerme mi chaquetaCould you bring me my jacket?
- Por favor, tráigame la cuenta.Please bring me the bill.
- Me gustaría que usted me trajera un vaso de agua.I would like you to bring me a glass of water.
- Tráeme la salsa, por favor.Bring me the sauce, please.
- Podrías traerme mi libro de la mesa.Could you bring me my book from the table?
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Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are in the living room.
- AlejandroTráeme el control remoto, por favor.Bring me the remote control, please.
- LucíaEstá sobre la mesa, Alejandro.It is on the table, Alejandro.
- AlejandroNo lo veo, tráeme el control tú.I don't see it, you bring me the remote.
- LucíaEstá bien, aquí tienes.All right, here you go.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
